Cultivator attachment



(No Model.)

0. RODGERS. UULTIVATOR ATTACHMENT.

Patented Mar/8,, 1898.

W m a THE NORRIS PEYERS cc PHOTO-LITMQ. wAsnmorou, n cy UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

COMMODORE RODGERS, OF FAIRVIEW, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOW. P. NESBIT, OF PIEDMONT, SOUTH CAROLINA.

CU LTIVATOR ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,175, dated March 8,1898.

Application filed. October 29, 1897. fierial No. 656,828. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COMMODORE RODGERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairview, in the county of Greenville and State of SouthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements-inCultivator Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to cultivators, and more especially tocotton-cultivators; and it contemplates the provision of an attachmentwhich may be quickly and easily fastened to the foot of an ordinaryplow-frame, thereby forming a highly-efficient cotton-cultivator and onewhich is especially adapted for cultivating young cotton.

With the foregoing ends in view the invention will be fully understoodfrom the following description and claims when taken in conjunction withthe annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewillustrating my improved attachment as connected to the foot of anordinary plow-frame. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section takenthrough the attachment and the foot of the plow-standard; and Fig. 3comprises disconnected perspective views of the body, plow-points, andcutting-point of my improved attachment.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts inall of the several views, referring to which A designates a plow-frame,which has a.

ably has its forward end rabbeted, as indicated by f, and apertured, asindicated by g, the intermediate portion h, which is disposed at rightangles to the portion 0 and extends rearwardly from the left-hand endthereof, and

is provided with a nut, as shown.

the lateral arm 41, which extends from the rear end of the portion h andis provided with an aperture j and a forwardly-directed end flange k, asshown. The intermediate portion 0 of the body 13 is designed to restagainst the face of the plow-foot b and be connected thereto by a boltZ, which takes through the aperture cl of the body and the space m between the bars 92 of the foot 5, and also through a plate 10 at the rearof bars or, and which bolt In addition to connecting the body 13 to thefoot I) the bolt Z may be and preferably is employed to connect theplow-point C, as shown. The said point C is preferably of a greaterlength than the cutting-point and other plow-point, (presentlydescribed,) so as to enable it to extend deeper into the soil and steadythe plow and thereby enable the plowman to more easily handle the same.

D designates a second plow-point,wh ich is similar in construction tobut of a less length than the point C and is designed to traverse a pathat the side of that traversed by said point C. This plow-point D isdesigned to be detachably connected to the arm 2' of the body B by abolt r, as shown.

E designates a cutting-point, which has the horizontal portion 8 and thedownwardly-extending portion i, with the forward cutting edge andpointed end it, the purpose of said end being to hold the point in theground and to its work. This point E is by preference detachablyconnected to the arm 6 of the body B by a bolt 'u, and it has its rearend rabbeted, as indicated by w, so as to fit the rabbeted end of thearm e and thereby hold the point against turning on the connecting-bolt.In virtue of this construction it will be seen that the point E isfixedly and strongly fastened to the body 13 and yet is adapted whenworn or broken to be quickly and easily removed and replaced by a newpoint.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the cutting-point E andplow-points C D, by reason of their arrangement, are adapted to travelin parallel paths. It will also be seen that when the cultivator isdrawn alongside a row of cotton-plants,with the point E contiguous tosaid row, the said point will thoroughly loosen the earth at the side ofthe plants, but will not throw it over and cover the plants.

The plow-point G, however, which travels in rear of the cutting-point E,will raise the earth and throw it over the path traversed by the pointE,While the plow-point D,Which travels in rear of the point C, willraise the earth and throw it into the furrow formed by the said point C.In this way it will be observed that the ground between the rows ofcotton-plants may be thoroughly loosened without covering the plantswith earth and without loosening the plants in the earth. This latter isdue to the fact that in addition to loosening the earth closely adjacentto the plants the point E serves to prei ent the furrow or break in theground made by the point C from extending to the plants.

The cutting-point E and the plow-points C D are made detachable, so thatthey may be replaced with new ones when worn or broken. They are alsomade detachable so that they may be replaced by larger points as thecotton-plants increase in size and a greater amount of cultivation isnecessary.

\Vhen desirable, one bolt may be employed to connect the attachment-bodyB to the foot I) and another bolt to connect the plow-point 0 directlywith the foot 1), although I prefer to employ the single bolt, as shown.I would also have it understood that the plow-point usually employed inconjunction with the plow-frame shown may be employed in my improvementsin lieu of the point C.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that while my improvedattachment is very cheap and simple it enables a person to quickly andeasily form a highly-efficient cotton-cultivator, and this without theemployment of skilled labor or tools other than an ordinary nut-wrench.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In acotton-cultivator, the combination of a frame having a standard and afoot; of an attachment connected with the foot and having plow-pointsarranged one in advance of the other in parallel vertical planes and anearth cutting and loosening point arranged in advance of. the foremostplow-point and in a vertical plane at the side of that of saidplowpoint, substantially as specified.

2. An attachment for plows comprising a body and arranged in rear of thecuttin g-point and in a vertical plane parallel to the body and arrangedin rear of the first-named plowpoint and in a vertical plane at the sideof the same, substantially as specified.

3. In a cotton-cultivator, the combination of a frame having a standardand an apertured foot at the lower end of the standard; of an attachmentconnected with the foot and comprising a body having the aperturedintermediate portion 0, adapted to rest against the face of the foot,the arm extending forwardly from one end of the portion a, and having anearth cutting and loosening point at its forward end, and the portion h,extending rearwardly from the opposite end of the portion 0, aplow-point, and a connecting-bolt extending through the plow-point andthe apertures of the portion 0, of the body and the foot, substantiallyas specified.

4. In a cotton cultivator, the combination of a frame having a standardand an apertured foot at the lower end of the standard; of an attachmentconnected with the foot and comprising a body having the aperturedintermediate portion 0, adapted to rest against the face of the foot,the arm extending forwardly from one end of the portion 0, and having anearth cutting and loosening point at its forward end, the portion h,extending rearwardly from the opposite end of the portion 0, and thelateral arm 1', extending at right angles from the rear end of theportion h, and having an aperture and also having a forwardlydirectedflange at its outer end, a plow-point D, connected by a bolt with thearm 2', of the body, a plow-point C, resting against the portion 0, ofthe body, and a connecting-bolt extending through the plow-point O, theportion 0, of the body, and the aperture in the plowfoot, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

COMMODORE RODGERS.

Vitnesses:

W. H. BRITT, J. D. BURTON.

